This year the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is hosting its annual FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida from Tuesday, November 28, 2017 through Friday, December 1, 2017. Please Note: On Monday, November 27, 2017, the Department will host a Foreign Schools Preconference Day from 8:30 A.M. (Eastern Time) until 5:00 P.M. (Eastern Time).

The conference provides the forum for the Department to share with the financial aid community the most up-to-date information on the Title IV Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs. There will be interest sessions covering a wide range of topics from the implementation of programmatic requirements to technologies associated with our information systems.

The Multi-Regional and Foreign Schools Participation Division sent an email to foreign schools on September 14, 2017 about the upcoming conference and the sessions specifically created for foreign schools which begin at 8:30 A.M. (Eastern Time) on Monday, November 27, 2017. The email text is attached to this announcement.